I think that the mainstream Faith community will play a major role in today’s civil rights movement for LGBT Equality, and I believe people like Pastor Totty is at the lead. Here’s why I think she is a tremendous role model and leader in the fight for equality, and why I think the mainstream Faith community is so important.
Urgent Action Needed! Some of our legislators in the Pennsylvania Senate have decided that they, too, would like to score political points at the expense of Pennsylvania women, and they are moving fast to impose even greater restrictions on access to abortion. There are two crucial votes on women’s health TODAY, MONDAY MAY 23RD and it is CRITICAL that we make our voices heard immediately! We need you to WRITE TO STATE SENATORS and tell[Read More…]
LGBT is the 21st Century’s version of Religion’s view that the world is flat and that the Sun travels around the Earth.
The Good As You blog, is one of my favorite reads, and Jeremy is a wonderful blogger. I agree in general with his post that is summarized in this line (emphasis mine): If gay rights opponents have the nerve to turn our shared governing documents into weaponry and to so crudely deny a rich and vibrant population sect of deserved fairness, then they at least need to have enough fortitude to own their truths. “Let[Read More…]
Today is Blog for Equality Day, a blog swarm sponsored by Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents. Her post for the day, has important links, so check it out. A number of Pittsburgh bloggers are participating, each with their own perspective on the issue of LGBT Equality. For my part, I want to focus on two points: 1) The PA Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment PA is one of a handful off states looking to enact an anti-gay marriage amendment.[Read More…]
The linked article is about Britain and their conservative Prime Minister, David Cameron, but the base notion here is the same in the US. Many [conservatives] don’t really care if gay, lesbian, bisexual, or trans persons exist, as long as they are hidden away and no one has to know they exist. It isn’t our existence that causes the uproar against the queers, it is our visibility and our desire for equality. If we were[Read More…]
I’ve added a link under the blog roll to a news site by Hugh Yeman. That’s So Gay, is a very well done and useful site for LGBT news. Hugh is as well, a great guy who has helped us in PA before- a real advocate and tech smart activist. Keep up the great work Hugh!
The women and men I worry most about however, are not these types of politicians, but those who live in the big cities in progressive areas, who fail to remember that losing our rights is just as close as full equality. We can not let up or fail to fight on all fronts, lest we lose any rights anywhere.
A bartender at Dee’s Cafe in Pittsburgh’s South Side refused to serve several women because she believed they were lesbian. This is in violation of the City Human Relations Ordinance.
The good news, is we have a president who is now acting like many thought he would to support fairness and equal treatment under the law for all people, including gays and lesbians. The bad news (or maybe it will be good news?) is that same-sex marriage will be a central issue in the next national elections of 2012.